Forensic origin verification firm Oritain has added blank apparel producer Next Level Apparel to its membership program at the gold level, the certifier’s most robust level. The Torrance, Calif.-based company has worked with Oritain for several years and has become one of the verifier’s first gold-level partners. Working with Oritain, Next Level has focused on improving the integrity of its cotton textile products using independent, science-based verification through the platform. Oritain’s proprietary forensic origin verification methodology uses multiple analytical techniques, including isotopes, trace elements and non-traditional isotopes, along with statistical modeling through a global reference database to ensure supply chain transparency. By using this embedded chemical signature, Oritain’s program can verify where a product was grown, harvested or produced while also resisting tampering since the marker is intrinsic to the product itself and cannot be removed.…